Monday, June 17, 2013

May Arts Nautical Challenge

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I was so super excited to see the May Arts challenge! Nautical! Nice! Ooooh, pick me! She did!

I wanted to create a mini-album
showing some of my favorite pictures of our family
adventures on our boat. The idea grew into a
"mini" that is boat shaped....and well, it's not
so mini! Here is a collage:

I cut boat shapes out of UmWow Studio
(UWS) chipboard. On each boat, is a folder that
contains pictures on both the front side and the
back side. I made flags from the gorgeous May
Arts red/white solid stripes, and each of the
folders open with a brad and a little bit of the
burlap cord separated by strand. I used every
inch of the beautiful May Arts metallic chain cord
to line the top of the hull part of the boat. I
totally LOVE that metallic ribbon! I then used a
solid piece of UWS Chipboard and cut a slice in a
block of wood for the backing. The wood's edge is
surrounded by the very pretty May Arts white woven
chevron stripes ribbon. To finish off my project,
I added a washi tape border and cut an anchor from
my cameo and used TH Distress Stain in brushed
pewter and stardust Stickles on it, tying it off
with more of the burlap cord. My husband asked me
if I could bling up the anchor on our boat!! ha
ha! I tied a knot from the burlap cord to
adorn the base. The paper used in this project is
from Authentique Blissful and Genuine
collections.